sent the Prophet Isaiah to tell him “Set your house in order for you shall surely die and not live”. Knowing that God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind (Numbers 23:19), Hezekiah should have been picking out what he wanted to buried in, who he wanted to sing and who was going to perform the eulogy. Instead by faith he no longer looked at the messenger, but turned his face to the wall and began to pray to the author of the message. In his prayer he reminded God that he was his servant “God, please, I beg you: Remember how I’ve lived my life. I’ve lived faithfully in your presence, lived out of a heart that was totally yours. You’ve seen how I’ve lived, the good that I have done.” God heard his prayer and wrote another message. What should have been the ending, became a
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new beginning and chapter by faith. God added 15 more years to the Kings life. Hezekiah participated in the story, and not merely existed in it. Your faith puts the pen in your hands and vision sets you at the keyboard. Where do you see yourself now and in the future? Are you using limited vision, or God’s vision? When writing the vision make sure it is coming from the abundant vantage point. Jesus came that we might have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10). Be engaged in your biography, and God will edit it as necessary -L. McGee
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